Systems and methods for implementing virtual switch planes in a physical switch fabric
US8811391B2 · kind B2 · utility
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| Filing date | Nov 26, 2012 |
| Grant date | Aug 19, 2014 |
| Priority date | — |
| Expiry date | Nov 26, 2032 |
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- Technology area (CPC H)Electricity
- CPC primaryH04L49/3027
- WIPO fieldDigital communication
- WIPO sectorElectrical engineering
Abstract
A switching device includes multiple interfaces and a switch fabric. The switch fabric includes switch integrated circuits arranged in a number of stages. Multiple virtual switch planes may be implemented in the switch fabric. Data traffic received at the interfaces is selectively assigned to different ones of the virtual switch planes.
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